Java Developer
UK
The median Java Developer daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 153 | 83 | 67 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -70 | -16 | -4 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer | 707 | 1,703 | 3,073 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.63% | 2.87% | 3.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.76% | 3.04% | 3.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 572 | 1,374 | 2,380 |
| 10th Percentile | £393 | £456 | £438 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £520 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £652 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.81% | +8.67% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | £767 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £875 | £863 | £825 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.91% | +4.76% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 20 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £61.49 | £46.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £37.50 | £70.00 | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £73.75 | £63.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.81% | +16.60% | +11.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £75.00 | £75.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.95 | £76.50 | £77.21 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £52.50 | £72.50 | £58.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.59% | +25.00% | +2.65% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,241 | 56,070 | 84,738 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,194 | 39,189 | 59,507 |
| 10th Percentile | £277 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,676 | 1,567 | 2,091 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.16 | £15.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +91.49% | +4.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.26 | £65.75 | £48.76 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.55 | £42.37 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.64% | +117.03% | +2.74% |
Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java Developer.
Java Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java Developer over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
Java Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java Developer.
Java Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Java Developer over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
Java Developer
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -83 | 556 | £600 | -11.11% | 126 |
| London | -54 | 402 | £650 | -7.14% | 73 |
| Work from Home | -38 | 277 | £600 | -4.00% | 59 |
| UK excluding London | -25 | 258 | £490 | -10.91% | 67 |
| Scotland | +26 | 97 | £450 | -10.58% | 13 |
| North of England | -10 | 70 | £525 | -12.50% | 15 |
| South East | -27 | 49 | £500 | -4.76% | 17 |
| North West | +17 | 38 | £525 | -4.55% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 29 | £550 | -12.00% | 3 |
| Midlands | +25 | 19 | £450 | -21.74% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 17 | £475 | -32.14% | 5 |
| South West | -32 | 10 | £375 | -28.57% | 11 |
| East of England | +5 | 8 | £541 | -22.71% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +7 | 5 | £450 | -8.16% | 4 |
| North East | -5 | 3 | £450 | -34.31% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 2 | £398 | -43.21% | 1 |
| Wales | +14 | 1 | £450 | -10.00% |
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Java Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Java Developer in the job title.
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Java Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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